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  • so the true is this...

  • ...I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets.

  • Parking tickets?

  • And I ran all the way here from the Polk Station, the police station.

  • What were you doing before you were arrested?

  • I was painting my apartment.

  • Is it dry now?

  • I hope so.

  • Jay says you're pretty determined.

  • He's been waiting outside the front of the building...

  • ...with some 40-pound gizmo for over a month.

  • - He said you're smart. - Well, I like to think so.

  • - And you want to learn this business? - Yes, sir, I wanna learn this business.

  • Have you already started learning on your own?

  • Absolutely.

  • - Jay? - Yes, sir.

  • How many times have you seen Chris?

  • I don't know. One too many, apparently.

  • - Was he ever dressed like this? - No.

  • No. Jacket and tie.

  • First in your class in school?

  • - High school? - Yes, sir.

  • - How many in the class? - Twelve.

  • It was a small town.

  • - I'll say. - But I was also first in my radar class...

  • ...in the Navy, and that was a class of 20.

  • Can I say something?

  • I'm the type of person...

  • ...if you ask me a question, and I don't know the answer...

  • ...I'm gonna tell you that I don't know.

  • But I bet you what.

  • I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer.

  • Is that fair enough?

  • Chris.

  • What would you say if a guy walked in for an interview...

  • ...without a shirt on...

  • ...and I hired him? What would you say?

  • He must've had on some really nice pants.

so the true is this...

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absolutely

US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

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UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very
  • Completely and without any doubt
  • Used to express complete agreement or certainty.
  • Yes; certainly; definitely.
  • Used to express strong agreement or affirmation.
  • Used to emphasize the agreement with a statement.
  • Completely; totally.
  • Used to add force to a statement or command.
  • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
  • Used for emphasis; very.
  • Used to emphasize a statement or opinion.
  • Without any doubt; completely.
  • Used to express complete agreement or affirmation.

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apparently

US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

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  • adverb
  • According to what you heard; from what can be seen

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determine

US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

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UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

  • verb
  • Be a deciding factor in
  • To control exactly how something will be or act
  • To officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts; to control or influence directly; to find out or establish exactly, as a result of research or calculation.
  • To establish the facts about; discover
  • other
  • To cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
  • To officially decide (something) as the result of evidence or facts; to establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish precisely as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish exactly, usually as a result of research or calculation.
  • To be the deciding factor in; to control or influence directly.
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  • To decide firmly on a course of action; to resolve.

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failure

US /'feɪljər/

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UK /ˈfeɪljə(r)/

  • noun
  • Lack of success.
  • When things go wrong; lack of function
  • Act or result of not achieving your goals
  • other
  • A breakdown or collapse, especially of a structure or mechanism.
  • The act of failing to reach the required standard in an exam or test.
  • The inability of an organ to function properly.
  • Lack of success; the inability to meet an objective or desired outcome.
  • The state or condition of not functioning or operating.
  • An omission or neglect of an expected or required action.
  • other
  • An instance of failing or not functioning correctly.
  • A person who has not succeeded; someone who has failed.

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bet

US /bet/

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  • noun
  • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
  • An agreement to risk money on the result of an event or a competition
  • verb
  • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • Used to express certainty or confidence

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pretty

US /ˈprɪti/

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UK /'prɪtɪ/

  • adjective
  • Attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • Pleasing; fine
  • Pleasant or nice.
  • other
  • To make (something) more attractive or appealing
  • adverb
  • To a moderate degree; fairly.
  • Very; to a great degree
  • To some extent; fairly
  • Used to emphasize something, often in a negative way.
  • noun
  • A pretty thing or person
  • A pretty thing.

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fair

US /fɛr/

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UK /feə(r)/

  • adjective
  • Neither very good nor very bad; average
  • (Of skin) light colored; not dark
  • Quite good; quite a lot
  • Treating all people the same way
  • (Of hair) light colored; blonde
  • (Of weather) sunny; not raining
  • noun
  • Event for companies to show their products
  • Event to sell things to help a charity

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wanna

US /ˈwɑnə/

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  • verb
  • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking

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arrest

US /əˈrɛst/

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UK /əˈrest/

  • verb
  • To attract someone's attention and hold interest
  • (Police) to catch and keep criminals
  • To stop or slow something that is happening
  • noun
  • Act of catching people who committed crimes

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interview

US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

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UK /'ɪntəvju:/

  • noun
  • Meeting to ask questions to get information
  • verb
  • To formally ask questions about a given topic

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